Carriage



D. W. BAIRD.

CARRIAGE.

Patented Sept. 6,1881.

llllllllll UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID W. BAIRD, OF-GENEVA, NEW YORK.

CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 246,705, datedSeptember 6, 1881.

Application filed May 20, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID W. BAIRD, of Geneva, in the county of Ontarioand State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Carriages; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operationof the same, reference be ing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in runninggears forlow-bodiedwagons and other vehicles; and it consists in the construction andarrangement of parts, as hereina-ltermore fully described and claimed.

1n the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a side view. Fig. 2 is an end view;and Fig. 3 shows the manner in which the axles are braced.

Like letters indicate like parts in the several views.

The letter Arepresents the axles, which are each bent twice at rightangles near the wheels, in order to bring their central horizontalportions near the ground, and thus allow the wagon body to be suspendedbetween the wheels B B at such an elevation as to facilitate loading andunloading, and at the same time be enabled to descend upon the springs O0 without strain or jar. The elliptical springs (l are arrangedlongitudinally with the axle and within the bend between the verticalarms a a of the same. They rest upon the lower bolsters, d, which areclipped to and form part of the axles, and each spring supportsan upperbolster, 0, upon which rests the wagonbody D. The reach E connects witha headblock, as usual, and at its rear end is connected by braces G Gwith that portion of the bent axle above the bend (ton each side. Theaxle is thus securely braced and prevented from turningor swinging,while all liability ofstraining or breaking the fastenings of thesprings is at the same time obviated.

By this construction the weight of the wagon-body and its contents issupported below the axles of the wheels, thereby securing an easy draftand rendering the vehicle more comfort-able for its occupants. Thebraces, being arranged to extend upward on each side and at an anglefrom the reach to those portions of the bentaxle above its verticalarms, are enabled to serve more efficiently in preventing twisting orstraining of the parts.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In a low-bodied vehicle, the combination, with bent axles and springsarranged longitudinally within the bends of the same,of a wagonbodysupported on said springs, a reach connecting the lower horizontalportions of the axles, and braces extending upward from the reach to theupper portions of the rear axle above its bends, whereby the said axleis preveu ted from swinging or turning, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

DAVID W. BAIRD.

Witnesses:

S. Socrnwoarrr, CHARLES H. RUSH.

